Managing the Repository Browser

Chapter 7 Scripting PowerDesigner

Managing the Repository Browser

To create a folder:

Use the following	Description
CreateFolder(ByVal FolderName As String) As BaseObject	Method on RepositoryFolder that allows you to create a new folder in the repository browser

To delete an empty folder:

Use the following	Description
DeleteEmptyFolder() As Boolean	Method on RepositoryFolder that allows you to delete an empty folder in the repository browser

For more information on documents, see Accessing a Repository Document.

You can manage the repository browser using scripting as follows:

Create folder

You can create a folder using the following method: CreateFolder(ByVal FolderName As String) As BaseObject

Example

RepositoryConnection.CreateFolder("VBTest")

Delete empty folder

You can delete an empty folder using the following method: DeleteEmptyFolder() As Boolean

Example

Dim C
Set C = RepositoryConnection
C.Open "MyRepDef"
' Retrieve the deepest folder under the connection
Dim D, P
   set P = Nothing
   for each D in C.ChildObjects
      if D.IsKindOf (cls_RepositoryFolder) then
            D.DeleteEmptyFolder 
            c.refresh 
      end if
   next